Global Civil Society Workshop on the Rio+20 ?Zero Draft? and Rights for Sustainability

24 Jan 2012 - 24 Jan 2012
New York City, NY, USA

BACKGROUND:
All inputs from member states and other stakeholders for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) received on or before 1 November 2011 have been compiled by the UNCSD Secretariat and shall form the basis for the ?Zero Draft? of the Outcome Document for Rio+20. Initial discussions by members states on the "zero draft" will take place from 25-27 January 2012, followed by three ?informal informal? meetings to negotiate the outcome document from February to April, 2012.

This workshop shall gather civil society representatives belonging to various Major Groups and Stakeholders to examine the content of the ?Zero Draft? to be presented to member states in January. The workshop will be held immediately before the Informal Consultations at the UN Headquarters in New York City.

For information on how you can participate in the workshop, please get in touch with Paul L. Quintos of Ibon International at pquintos@iboninternational.org and please visit www.iboninternational.org for updates.